Farewell to GM, from a factory rat’s disloyal daughter

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21. I have to agree

The two worst cars I ever owned were both GM products - a 1980 Chevy Citation and a 1983 Olsmobile Cutlass Ciera. The list of things that went wrong with those cars is a very long one and I haven't bought GM since. I did have 2 Chevy Malibu's that were company cars - a 2004 and 2007. Fit and finish on the 2004 were lousy and it did not perform well on the road. The 2007 was a substantial improvement in both areas, but I only had it 1 year, so I can't say how it held up. I have owned some good American cars (they were Fords - a 1968 Galaxy, a 1978 Mustang and a 1988 T-Bird) and I owned a 1996 Chrysler Concorde that was nice, but expensive to maintain (the AC failed 3 times).

We just bought a new car and it came down to a choice between a GMC Acadia and a Toyota Highlander. I was really hoping the GMC product would win because I do like to buy American. The Highlander had better features, better fit and finish, about the same gas mileage and it cost less. We bought the Highlander and love it. As much as I hate to say it, I think Japanese cars are still better.